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DISALVO/TRIUMPH SET FOR RECORD
ATTEMPT
R
oad racer Jason
DiSalvo and Tri-
umph Motorcycles
America, in coopera-
tion with Castrol, Hot
Rod Conspiracy, and
Carpenter Racing, will
return to the Bonnev-
ille Salt Flats in Utah,
September 12-16, for
land speed runs during
Mike Cook's Bonneville
Shootout.
Developed by Matt
Markstaller (Hot Rod
Conspiracy) and Bob
Carpenter (Carpenter
Racing), the Triumph
Castrol Rocket that
DiSalvo will pilot is the newest
streamliner of the group seeking
to break the FIM world land speed
record in the motorcycle class.
"While our streamliner pro-
duces enough power from the
two Rocket III engines to gener-
ate record-setting speeds, our
endeavor also becomes a battle
with the elements," said Bob
Carpenter. "The Salt Flats are
an ever-changing environment
that can be quite forgiving or ab-
solutely inhospitable, you never
know what to expect."
DiSalvo will attempt to break
the current 376.363 mph land
speed record held by fellow
Mike Cook's Bonneville Shoot-
out entry Ack Attack and piloted
by Rocky Robinson.
"Piloting the Triumph Castrol
Rocket is a unique and thrilling
challenge, but what really stands
out is the unbelievable amount of
power the machine produces,"
said DiSalvo, "It simply defies ex-
planation and belief. I find myself
tapping into all the honed skill
I have developed in my racing
career and learning new ones
as we continue to eclipse new
speed levels."
GET READY FOR TLD/KTM
T
roy Lee Designs and KTM
have joined together to form
the new TLD/Lucas Oil/Red
Bull/KTM team for the 2015
(and beyond) AMA Supercross
Series and Lucas Oil Pro Moto-
cross Championship. The TLD
team had previously used Honda
equipment.
According to a release from
both TLD and KTM, the mar-
riage is structured as a multi-year
deal, and the cooperative effort
will include both the factory sup-
ported Troy Lee Designs/Lucas
Oil/Red Bull/KTM race team
in addition to creating a newly
defined infrastructure that will
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